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Help! I Don’t Know How to Pick Colors

Before: Claudia Rose, 61

“I have had a lifelong struggle to find makeup products and techniques that work,” says Claudia (“Grandma Cookie” to her 12 grandchildren). “My skin tone is somewhat olive and somewhat light—a difficult combination to work with.” The New Jersey resident has rosacea, too; she says her skin tone “never stays the same color during the day.” In addition, she never seemed to buy the right colors, she says, and wanted makeup in hues that were flattering and more modern. In fact, Silver found some of that in Claudia’s bag. (Claudia is wearing her own top.)